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Toys : Halo 3 Series 1 - Master Chief |
- Lived up to my expectations! A little dissapointed with false advertising though!This product definately lived up to my expectations. It looks good, it moves (something many mcfarlane toys don't or are limited to), and is very nice to display in various poses. The toy however does seem a bit fragile and probably not meant to be played with. I stopped playing with toys long ago, so I don't really care, but I can imagine all these young children taking it out, ready to play some awesome mastercheif action only to have the toy disintegrate limb by limb by just the everyday wears and tears of average child's play! These toys are geared towards children and that is why they are designed to move and pose. Defiantely as well made as the other Halo toys that have been in production, but they definately look alot better!
I was also very disappointed that the picture shows a grenade attached to master chief's leg, the box even states that a grenade is included, yet all we get is an assault rifle and a little black peg with no instructions on how you use such peg. However if you look on Master Chief's back and legs, there are holes to put the peg in. These pegs are so that MC can put his weapon on his back and maybe a grenade on his thigh.... except we only get one peg, and ZERO grenades! What is this?!?!?! False advertisement! The packaging states that the grenades are included! So now my master chief sits on the shelf holding a rifle in his hand, and with a black peg sticking out of his back... since I didn't want to lose the peg, and also since the peg stick out of his leg looks really stupid! This is my biggest complaint! I cant believe that they let this problem happen! It says on the package "includes grenades". Well I don't see A grenade... let alone this so called "grenades" business! Major disappointment especially from a toy company like McFarlane who's whole infrastructure is based on pure quality!
Well enough of that. Lets say I will let them slide on that one fact.... just barely! But only because the toy is very nice looking, it poses (not easily mind you), but it still poses and looks great on my shelf where it is meant to be! I like this product overall, and recommend it, but looks like series 2 will be the same chief, but with 2 guns and grenades! So maybe its better to wait. Hopefully they will release the grenades next time! I think I am going to get Cortana next! Also accessory packs would be nice that include different weapons and GRENADES!
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- Neat toyThe toy is a great replica of the chief. The detail is amazing and I'm suprised by the price. It is delicate: The hand chipped off when I tried removing the toy from the box, but it was easy to fix. One problem was making the toy grip the gun accessory. The hand looks like it was made with the thumb molded to the fingers but I learned the thumb pivits on its own. Also, does it come with a grenade? The pictures show a grenade and even the box reads that grenades are included but I could not find one. Great buy for a halo fan.
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- Halo 3 Series 1 Master ChiefThe products from McFarlane are renown for their exquisite detail and profound likenesses of the people and characters they are intended to portray. The Halo 3 Series 1 Master Chief is no exception to this trend. With the attention paid to the minute embellishments, this is more of a miniature posable statue than an action figure.
The much-lauded 18 points of articulation make this figure far more dexterous than your run-of-the-mill action figure, though the range of motion isn't nearly as large as one would expect. The larger connectors at the shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and ankles are textured to reduce the "jointed-ness" inherent in posable figures. The joints, themselves, are on the stiff side, however, and the plastic is a bit fragile, thus making its longevity as a toy somewhat dubious. But, for my purposes (i.e. pose once and display on a shelf), the stiff joints are a blessing and the durability is barely an issue.
It should be noted, however, that the product I received differs slightly than the photos and product description provided by Amazon. This may be due to Amazon's use of pre-production photographs and descriptions on their product page. First, while there are definitely metallic paint hues utilized on the figure, it is nowhere near the level suggested by the photos. The visor is, thankfully, a lustrous gold, but the metallic olive armor paint is intentionally worn to give the illusion of wear and tear. I happen to like this effect, but the opinions of others may vary. Second, the contents of the clamshell package was limited to the Master Chief figure, the assault rifle, and a small, dark-grey peg insert for attaching accessories (rifles, handguns, grenades, etc.) to any of the four mounting points on the figure (one on the upper spine, two on the back hips, and one on the right thigh). The "grenade accessory pack" mentioned in the Amazon description and shown in the product photos is conspicuously missing from the package (and from the current photographs of the figure at mcfarlane.com).
Will everyone love this figure? Probably not. But I'm quite satisfied with it.
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- a bit fragileLike anything from McFarlane the detail on Master Chief is superb. It is a great addition to a shelve or computer table. It isn't the most durable item made though, with the arms breaking off of mine as I took it out of its wrapping. And to be fair these aren't really made to be children's toys I guess, which is for the best.
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